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Morgan Wallen

Morgan Cole Wallen (Sneedville, Tennessee; May 13, 1993) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In March 2023, he reached the highest position on the Billboard 200 after selling 500,000 copies in a week of his album One Thing at a Time, and also managed to place five tracks from said album in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with «Last Night» reaching number #1. Previously, he signed with the record label Big Loud Records, releasing four singles: «The Way I Talk», «Up Down», which features Florida Georgia Line, «Whiskey Glasses» and «Chasin 'You». The album Dangerous: The Double Album released in 2021 also achieved good sales in the United States.Morgan was born in Sneedville, Tennessee.

His father was a Baptist pastor, and when he was a child, Morgan took piano and violin lessons. He was offered a scholarship to play baseball in college, but after an injury, he decided to pursue music instead.In 2014, Morgan competed in the sixth season of The Voice, initially as part of Usher's team and later Adam Levine's team. He was eliminated during the Playoffs.By the end of 2016, Morgan signed with Big Loud Records, a label owned by the record producer Joey Moi. He released his debut single «The Way I Talk» shortly after. Additionally, he co-wrote the single A Thousand Horses «Preachin 'to the Choir». In April 2017, Morgan released a music video for «The Way I Talk».

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He also joined Florida Georgia Line to establish dates on their Dig Your Roots Tour.On April 27, 2018, Morgan released his debut album, If I Know Me. The second single from the album, «Up Down», was recorded with Florida Georgia Line. According to Morgan, he and Florida Georgia Line met as they knew each other, and when FGL heard the single, they became interested in a collaboration. The third single from the album «Whiskey Glasses» was released on country radio on July 30, 2018. It reached number one on Country Airplay in June 2019. Morgan joined Florida Georgia Line on their Can't Say I Ain 't Country Tour in 2019. Morgan also made a brief appearance on the December 3, 2018 episode of WWE Raw.

«Whiskey Glasses» became the year-end number one song on country radio for 2019.In May 2020, Wallen was arrested outside the Kid Rock bar in Nashville for intoxication and public disorder. Wallen apologized, saying that he and his friends 'did not intend to cause any harm'. On July 10, 2020, Wallen welcomed his son Indigo Wilder with his ex-fiancée, Katie Smith.

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